Title
Associate Professor

Department
School of Social Welfare


Faculty URL
http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/adrian-aguilera

Research Group
https://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/digital-health-equity-research

Email
aguila@berkeley.edu

Phone
(510) 642-8564


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Research Expertise and Interest
mobile technology (mHealth) and mental health, digital health, Latino & minority mental health, health disparities, cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression, machine learning, user centered design, implementation science

Research Description
Dr. Aguilera’s research emphasizes digital health equity, utilizing digital technologies to improve health and mental health in low-income and underserved populations, with a specialty working with Latinx populations.? He has developed and continues testing an automated text messaging based companion to cognitive behavioral treatment for depression with the goal increasing engagement and improving outcomes.?He is also doing work to develop a personalized machine learning based, mobile phone intervention to increase physical activity in co-morbid depression and diabetes.
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